February 28, 20187 yr BTW, sorry if the pics are huge and sideways, I uploaded them from my phone, which I don't do much on this site and just realized today on an actual computer how obnoxiously large they are..... No problem. I reposted your photo at a smaller size and turned it vertically.
February 28, 20187 yr ^^The Moxy crane installation is underway. Pics or it didn't happen. It's up and running.
February 28, 20187 yr ^^The Moxy crane installation is underway. Pics or it didn't happen. It's up and running. Oh yea baby! I can't wait to drive East down 670 later today and see how it looks. I saw it sticking up like a toothpick yesterday. It's pretty cool that we have these three cranes all clustered around each other, even if it's just for a short period of time.
March 1, 20187 yr A nice view of the Short North action. A ton to see all the way up to Ohio State! Further out: I had more but something is not going right with Flikr and I don't like sharing via Google Photos.
March 1, 20187 yr A nice view of the Short North action. A ton to see all the way up to Ohio State! Further out: I had more but something is not going right with Flikr and I don't like sharing via Google Photos. Wow, all the pictures you posted are awesome. It really gives you a good sense of the immense amount of development that is going downtown and in the surrounding area. It's quite impressive. I think someone with much more time on their hands than me should do us all a favor and try to find "before" pictures from about 10 years ago for all of these angles just so we can see how much things have changed. I think it would be pretty interesting to see.
March 1, 20187 yr The UrbanOhio Gallery has photos that are more than 10 years old showcasing Columbus from atop Rhodes Tower. Aka I haven't been up that buildings in years :(. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 1, 20187 yr ^^Yeah, thanks for the photos. Nice view from Rhodes! A lot has changed since I snapped this photo from the One Nation elevator in 1985
March 1, 20187 yr Wait a second... Annunciation Church is (relatively) new?! I always assumed it was built in the 20’s or something but apparently it’s at least as old as the convention center. “To an Ohio resident - wherever he lives - some other part of his state seems unreal.”
March 1, 20187 yr ^^Yeah, thanks for the photos. Nice view from Rhodes! A lot has changed since I snapped this photo from the One Nation elevator in 1985 When were the taller buildings in the upper right corner of that picture demolished?
March 1, 20187 yr Question from Cincinnati, what happens when the Short North is fully built out (High Street)? It seems like you can't go much further off high Street east or west with high density because of the historic neighborhoods, correct? So will High Street development keep pushing north past Ohio State, or heading East or West on a main corridor off High Street, or will more activity start happening in downtown? (All this assuming the current pace keeps going of course)
March 1, 20187 yr Wait a second... Annunciation Church is (relatively) new?! I always assumed it was built in the 20’s or something but apparently it’s at least as old as the convention center. There was an older church on the site that faced Park St. That was replaced in 2008 or so.
March 1, 20187 yr When were the taller buildings in the upper right corner of that picture demolished? Those were public housing towers at 2nd and Summit. I think they were demolished around 2000 or so.
March 1, 20187 yr So will High Street development keep pushing north past Ohio State, or heading East or West on a main corridor off High Street, or will more activity start happening in downtown? (All this assuming the current pace keeps going of course) Well, all of that + Summit and 4th Streets infill. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 1, 20187 yr Question from Cincinnati, what happens when the Short North is fully built out (High Street)? It seems like you can't go much further off high Street east or west with high density because of the historic neighborhoods, correct? So will High Street development keep pushing north past Ohio State, or heading East or West on a main corridor off High Street, or will more activity start happening in downtown? (All this assuming the current pace keeps going of course) Thant's a good question. On the north side I think 5th Ave. has potential from Neil Ave. heading east to 71.
March 1, 20187 yr So will High Street development keep pushing north past Ohio State, or heading East or West on a main corridor off High Street, or will more activity start happening in downtown? (All this assuming the current pace keeps going of course) Well, all of that + Summit and 4th Streets infill. 4th St. is seeing more of the higher density development.
March 1, 20187 yr When were the taller buildings in the upper right corner of that picture demolished? Those were public housing towers at 2nd and Summit. I think they were demolished around 2000 or so. These were demolished I believe in the 90's or early 2000's and are now a development called "New Village" in Italian Village.
March 1, 20187 yr So will High Street development keep pushing north past Ohio State, or heading East or West on a main corridor off High Street, or will more activity start happening in downtown? (All this assuming the current pace keeps going of course) Well, all of that + Summit and 4th Streets infill. 4th St. is seeing more of the higher density development. I live 2 blocks from High and 1 block from 4th, and with all the development happening on 4th, I'm starting to dub it "The Short 4th" haha I believe once much of this is built out that 5th Ave has a ton of potential. Up towards Weinland Park area and moving east towards the highway, along with Rogue Fitness and all the street/infrastructure enhancements along 5th, it is very ripe and ready for future developments and infill. Outside of just this area though, downtown is well on it's way to gaining more residence, which I don't believe will slow down, but I feel like Parson's Ave on the south side, with all the investment from Nationwide Children's is cleaning up more and more. Just a few years ago you would never consider buying in Old Oaks, Driving Park, Southern Orchards or just east of Parson's in general, and now houses are flipping and selling within days of being on the market. Don't count out the momentum building westward either into Franklinton. The Short North is wonderful, and I enjoy living here, and even though there are massive temporary growing pains during the construction and street upgrades right now, this neighborhood is almost to it's "limit" and I believe all these other areas are beginning to be looked at as future options to clean up and provide more destination neighborhoods. That's just my 2 cents though....
March 1, 20187 yr So will High Street development keep pushing north past Ohio State, or heading East or West on a main corridor off High Street, or will more activity start happening in downtown? (All this assuming the current pace keeps going of course) Well, all of that + Summit and 4th Streets infill. Interesting, so what neighborhood is Summit and 4th Street area called?
March 1, 20187 yr So will High Street development keep pushing north past Ohio State, or heading East or West on a main corridor off High Street, or will more activity start happening in downtown? (All this assuming the current pace keeps going of course) Well, all of that + Summit and 4th Streets infill. Interesting, so what neighborhood is Summit and 4th Street area called? Depending on where you are on the stretch, it could be Campus, Weinland Park and Italian Village. As you go more South on Summit it turns into 3rd street as you cross over into downtown.
March 1, 20187 yr ^^Yeah, thanks for the photos. Nice view from Rhodes! A lot has changed since I snapped this photo from the One Nation elevator in 1985 What a picture! Would be awesome if some Nationwide maintenance guy could get in that elevator to take a picture again. That's a great angle.
March 1, 20187 yr Wait a second... Annunciation Church is (relatively) new?! I always assumed it was built in the 20’s or something but apparently it’s at least as old as the convention center. There was an older church on the site that faced Park St. That was replaced in 2008 or so. Had to be earlier than that; I've been here since 2006 and I don't remember it being built.
March 1, 20187 yr Wait a second... Annunciation Church is (relatively) new?! I always assumed it was built in the 20’s or something but apparently it’s at least as old as the convention center. There was an older church on the site that faced Park St. That was replaced in 2008 or so. Had to be earlier than that; I've been here since 2006 and I don't remember it being built. The cathedral on High St. was built in the late 80s or early 90s. The original smaller church (which faced Park St) was torn down around 2008 and replaced with a larger building. You can see the change on google streetview.
March 1, 20187 yr The large greek orthodox cathedral at High and Goodale opened in 1990. In order to construct it, a block of historic commercial buildings along High St were demolished. Outcry over that loss helped lead to the establishment of the current North Market historic district. The original historic church was much smaller and located on Park St, and it was demolished for an expansion of their religious school and other facilities.
March 1, 20187 yr The large greek orthodox cathedral at High and Goodale opened in 1990. In order to construct it, a block of historic commercial buildings along High St were demolished. Outcry over that loss helped lead to the establishment of the current North Market historic district. The original historic church was much smaller and located on Park St, and it was demolished for an expansion of their religious school and other facilities. Yep: https://www.greekcathedral.com/welcome-to-the-annunciation-greek-orthodox-cathedral-in-columbus-ohio/ https://www.greekcathedral.com/cathedral/
March 1, 20187 yr ^^Yeah, thanks for the photos. Nice view from Rhodes! A lot has changed since I snapped this photo from the One Nation elevator in 1985 What a picture! Would be awesome if some Nationwide maintenance guy could get in that elevator to take a picture again. That's a great angle. Wow, I didn't know the lot where the Convention Center is now was ever paved. I remember it being gravel.
March 1, 20187 yr Wait a second... Annunciation Church is (relatively) new?! I always assumed it was built in the 20’s or something but apparently it’s at least as old as the convention center. There was an older church on the site that faced Park St. That was replaced in 2008 or so. Had to be earlier than that; I've been here since 2006 and I don't remember it being built. The cathedral on High St. was built in the late 80s or early 90s. The original smaller church (which faced Park St) was torn down around 2008 and replaced with a larger building. You can see the change on google streetview. Maybe I was just too drunk at that time to remember that project. Even though I was taking CRP classes at OSU.
March 2, 20187 yr Wait a second... Annunciation Church is (relatively) new?! I always assumed it was built in the 20’s or something but apparently it’s at least as old as the convention center. There was a big fight back in the day revolving around its construction as it required the demolition of multiple historic buildings. Granted, they were not in the best condition at the time, but it destroyed that part of the original streetscape. The 2 buildings on the immediate left from this 1914 photo from Goodale and High were demolished, along with 3-4 more. Most of the others in the pic were taken down for 670.
March 2, 20187 yr I'm shocked to learn the Greek Orthodox cathedral is new. How was such a beautiful building built so recently? Who were the architects? The pictures of the interior on their website look spectacular too.
March 2, 20187 yr I'm shocked to learn the Greek Orthodox cathedral is new. How was such a beautiful building built so recently? Who were the architects? The pictures of the interior on their website look spectacular too. Per the AIA - Architects: George J. Kontogiannis & Associates, Columbus http://archallenge.aiacolumbus.org/project/annunciation-greek-orthodox-cathedral/
March 2, 20187 yr I agree, it is a beautiful church for being built in a more modern time era. I wish the dome was more dramatic though. I've always wanted to airlift a church or two from rural western Ohio (attached: Immaculate Conception Church in Celina, OH) to Columbus. So many churches in the Land of the Cross Tipped Churches would rival any church in the city architecturally......but again, Greek Orthodox Cathedral is beautiful!!! :)
March 2, 20187 yr I like the church well enough, but I will admit I DESPISE it's location, boring and bland front landscaping, and surface lot. As soon as it went in I thought it was just out of place. And while not religious myself, I love many churches simply because of the architecture and they need to be preserved and reused if possible. Neighborhood launch did an excellent job of this.
March 2, 20187 yr ^Agreed, its location is really a drag, and the south end of the Cap at Union Station just has all of the life sucked out of it because of that church and the Convention Center, which ends up making that admittedly impressive bridge somewhat less effective at joining downtown and the Short North. Per church re-usal, Dayton does an excellent job of giving its churches new life. One by my house is now a flex space owned by GDRTA, and over in th Oregon District there's a church that's been subdivided into condos and the famous Urban Krag climbing gym inside yet another church a couple of blocks down. “To an Ohio resident - wherever he lives - some other part of his state seems unreal.”
March 7, 20187 yr ^^Yeah, thanks for the photos. Nice view from Rhodes! A lot has changed since I snapped this photo from the One Nation elevator in 1985 A hastily-made Google Earth render from approximately this spot with select current and future buildings in red: Market Tower is off dimension-wise. Height is right, but it will be square, not rectangular.
March 8, 20187 yr Nice! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 8, 20187 yr All that pic needs is a large tall red block for a proposed tower on the Goodale site by the cap.
March 8, 20187 yr Not necessarily "Short North" but a friend of mine posted this recent picture of the Columbus skyline, and I like how you can see the more modern new city building, the Coleman building mixed in near police headquarters. Also, further in the distance, you can see the influence of the larger projects in the Short North poking up and adding density. It will be very interesting to see this view in a few years with Market Tower at 400 feet, which is roughly the height of Nationwide Plaza 3 and then a 300 foot Hilton 2.0.
March 8, 20187 yr Short North’s Food Hall Will Open Later This Month Ohio’s first food hall, Food Hall, is nearing an opening, and the five food vendors that will serve it have already been revealed. Sushi, ramen, Texas-style barbecue, Mexican street food, and Italian — all are represented at Food Hall, the latest concept by Corso Ventures. The local restaurant group is known for other Short North spots including Pint House, Standard, and Forno. Food Hall will open to the public on Thursday, March 22, at 1112 N. High St. “I think its a place that, for me personally — and I know for Chris Corso, too — we always want to build places that we personally want to hang out at,” said Reed Woogerd, President of Corso Ventures, “just fun, energetic places that the neighborhood wants and needs. And for that pocket of the neighborhood, it’s just adding more options for people that live down there as well.” More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/short-norths-food-hall-will-open-later-this-month-ls1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 15, 20187 yr The 711 N. High Street construction framing is really moving now. Below is a February photo from https://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-short-north-university-district-more-we1 Here is a photo of 711 N. High from the same direction about a month later: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=146270031&postcount=950
March 19, 20187 yr ^is that their first Ohio store? That's great. They allow you to just browse and try on frames to your heart's content. No hard sell or hovering over you, unlike most optical stores :P http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
March 21, 20187 yr Short North to test garage and Lyft discounts to ease parking concerns Restaurants, retailers and other businesses in the Short North are taking steps to help alleviate any concerns about parking by visitors to the increasingly popular neighborhood. The Short North Alliance is embarking on two pilot programs designed to encourage people to continue frequenting businesses there by subsidizing parking and ride-sharing during the ongoing streetscape construction. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/03/21/short-north-to-test-garage-and-lyft-discounts-to.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 22, 20187 yr Italian Village Commission sees updated plans for Bollinger Tower hotel conversion The planned 11-story Graduate Hotel in Short North got a warmer reception Tuesday as designers tweaked designs for revamping the former Bollinger Tower. Representatives from AJ Capital Partners of Chicago and Columbus' Meyers + Associates Architecture appeared before the Italian Village Commission on Tuesday with a new look for the plan to convert the 82,000-square-foot building at 750 N. High St. into the 171-room Graduate Hotel. The 11-story tower is one of the tallest and most prominent properties in the Short North. But the first details for its new look met with some resistance last month, notably an addition in front and the loss of green space, something the Short North doesn't have a lot of. The design has been tweaked, especially the ground-floor build out, with architecture that more closely matches surrounding buildings, a more prominent entryway and a cutout from the corner of the building, which would allow for a public space. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/03/21/italian-village-commission-sees-updated-plans-for.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 22, 20187 yr Eh it's a little better, but the addition is still not as good IMO as the previous Cambria proposal. One more revision and the IVC will probably approve it Just getting this site fully activated again will add a lot to the area though. Hope they can get underway this summer
March 27, 20187 yr Construction tour of 900 N. High Street (aka the UDF site) from Business First. 900 N. High is a four-story office structure that Elford Realty is building at the corner of High Street and 1st Avenue. Ground floor retail will include Verizon and a new UDF store: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/03/26/take-a-look-inside-the-900-n-high-st-building-as.html
March 27, 20187 yr Five-story, $15M Short North development gets approval after adding more parking The latest development in the Short North is set to break ground after securing approval from the neighborhood commission. Wood Cos. and Schiff Capital Group say the planned $15 million, five-story mixed-use development on the northeast corner of Lincoln and Pearl streets will complement the 711 N. High St. project that the two are already building. Both are planned as new landmarks for the fast-rising neighborhood. Plans call for a 4,000- to 5,000-square-foot two-floor restaurant,16 apartments and a parking garage that now will have 260 spaces – 20 more than in the original plan. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/02/09/five-story-15m-short-north-development-gets.html Some more about this Lincoln and Pearl parking garage from Columbus Navigator - with a rendering and a feature about how this 260-space parking garage is being designed to be convertible into a future non-parking use: https://www.columbusnavigator.com/short-north-parking-convertible-garages/
April 4, 20187 yr Fall Rollout Planned for Latest Short North Parking Proposals Another round of public meetings are planned to explain and gather feedback about the latest Short North parking proposals from the City of Columbus. If that sounds familiar, it’s because a similar process was followed in 2015 and in 2017 – plans were unveiled and feedback was gathered, but few changes were actually implemented. Robert Ferrin, who was hired last fall as the city’s first Assistant Director for Parking Services, has a message for anyone skeptical that the result will be any different this time – trust him, he’s been through this before. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/latest-short-north-parking-proposals-bw1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 6, 20187 yr I was in attendance the other evening of a dress rehearsal for Hair! at the Garden Theater in the Short North put on by Short North Stage. My friends bought this theater years ago and have been slowly with much effort transforming it bit by bit. I've always enjoyed going to their shows as an alternative to the larger scale of CAPA (I love CAPA and am a season ticket holder, not insulting them here). Anyways, I was speaking with them on the updates and things to come, and I was informed that they have raised enough funding to bring back the marquee for the front of the building. They are in the final process of having it approved by the Victorian Village Commission of course as they will modernize it with LED lighting. This also needs to be approved by the state as High Street is technically a state route (SR23). Anyways, the momentum heading up to the north end of the Short North is happening and it will be exciting to see this section of the district fill out and flourish in the coming years!! Here's a few pics for context.....
April 6, 20187 yr I was in attendance the other evening of a dress rehearsal for Hair! at the Garden Theater in the Short North put on by Short North Stage. My friends bought this theater years ago and have been slowly with much effort transforming it bit by bit. I've always enjoyed going to their shows as an alternative to the larger scale of CAPA (I love CAPA and am a season ticket holder, not insulting them here). Anyways, I was speaking with them on the updates and things to come, and I was informed that they have raised enough funding to bring back the marquee for the front of the building. They are in the final process of having it approved by the Victorian Village Commission of course as they will modernize it with LED lighting. This also needs to be approved by the state as High Street is technically a state route (SR23). Anyways, the momentum heading up to the north end of the Short North is happening and it will be exciting to see this section of the district fill out and flourish in the coming years!! Here's a few pics for context..... Good news! Confused though. Does the marquee not light up like in the last photo right now? They're just getting new lights installed? Also, 23 is a US Route, not state. And it veers from High St at Livingston and is Fourth/Third up to Hudson. And then Indianola from Hudson to Morse. Then back to High. So this section of High shouldn't be subject to state approvals.
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